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[quote=Anonymous]I will add, don’t play your adult children off each other. Don’t complain to one child about the way another child may be taking care of you. Especially if there is one primary caregiving child because of proximity or ability or what have you, speak well of that child to your other children (unless there are serious issues, abuse etc). This may be hard if dementia sets in, but I’ve seen adult sibling relationships fray because the aging parent says or agrees to one thing with the caregiving child and then complains about that child (they’re taking away my autonomy; they’re making me have an aide that I don’t want; they won’t let me drive anymore, etc) to their other child, and that leads to arguments between the two adult children. It’s sad to see because it’s the last thing the parent wants and the parent sometimes doesn’t even realize they’re doing it. [/quote]
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